Comprehensive list of references

Includes the full-book index

Explains background topics in sound and mathematics

Comprehensive list of references Includes the full-book index Explains background topics in sound and mathematics

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. Guerino Mazzola earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Zurich University. He wrote the groundbreaking book The Topos of Music in 2002 -- its formal language and models are used by leading researchers in Europe and North America and have become a foundation of music software design. Prof. Mazzola has a joint appointment as professor in the School of Music and in the Interdisciplinary Program in Collaborative Arts at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota. Florian Thalmann is a PhD student at the School of Music of the University of Minnesota; he has a degree in computer science from the University of Bern. Dr. Joomi Park is a composer and pianist who performs her own work throughout the United States, Asia and Europe; she received her Ph.D. in music composition at the University of Minnesota; her music was awarded first prize in both the Beethoven Club Composition contest, offered in conjunction with the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival, and the J. Dorfman MemorialCompetition, held by ISAM in Germany; she is a faculty member in the McNally Smith College of Music.

Klappentext

Comprehensive list of references Includes the full-book index Explains background topics in sound and mathematics

Zusammenfassung

Comprehensive list of references

Includes the full-book index

Explains background topics in sound and mathematics

Inhalt

Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface.- Part XX Appendix: Sound.- Part XXI Appendix: Mathematical Basics.- Part XXII Appendix: Complements in Physics.- Part XXIII Appendix: Tables.- Part XXIV References and Index.